Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The 3rd Attempt inks deal with Dark Essence Records

The 3rd Attempt, the new band from former Carpathian Forest guitarists, inks deal with Dark Essence Records

When Carpathian Forest guitarists Tchort and BloodPervertor announced
last year that they were leaving to set up a new band, they knew that they were leaving behind them the security of one of the
most iconic Norwegian Black Metal bands of all time. They decided to start something completely new and unproven, at a
time when labels are reluctant to go for something unknown and new bands emerge in their hundreds every week, only to be around for a short while and disappear. But when you have two musicians with the
skill and experience of Tchort and BloodPervertor, who have the desire to work in an
environment that could motivate them again, it had to happen. Various
labels showed their interest and today the band are
pleased to be able to announce that they have inked a deal with one of
Norway's foremost labels - Dark Essence Records.

Commenting on their decision to sign with Dark Essence, the band had
this to say: "Dark Essence signalled their interest in the possibility
of working together as soon as we announced THE 3rd ATTEMPT, even before
they had heard anything, and they have kept in close touch, actually
making the effort to attend rehearsals and get to know our new
members. In the end, it came down to a decision as to whether we wanted
to sign with a large label and, as a new band, risk disappearing in
the depth of their rosters, or whether we wanted to work with a label
who was genuinely interested in us as a band, and who would be with us
every step of the way, in all aspects. We also heard many good things
about Dark Essence from the musicians already signed to them, so, Dark
Essence it is! We've got a lot of work ahead of us with preparing and
rehearsing the new material ready to enter the studio, and we are
excited to see what the future will bring".

Dark Essence Records commented on the signing: "It takes a substantial
label to be able to afford to sign a band like CARPATHIAN FOREST, so
when it was announced that Tchort and BloodPervertor were leaving and
starting again from scratch with THE 3rd ATTEMPT, we were immediately
interested in seeing what direction they would take, and opened a
dialogue with them . We already knew what formidable musicians they were
and what they were capable of, so Dark Essence's Kristine Knapskog
went along to rehearsals to check out their new material. She very much
liked their enthusiasm and attitude, and their desire to work closely
with a label, and we are very happy to welcome them to the Dark
Essence family ".

The 3rd Attempt lineup includes frontman Kaahrl Ødemark (ex- Midnattsvrede, ex-Necrocave) who was selected following online auditions that drew in
submissions from all over the world, and drummer Tybalt (Fortid, Den Saakaldte, Ethereal Forest, ex- Heathen Deity, ex-Pantheon I) who was
originally going to join the band as session live drummer for an
upcoming appearance, but after taking part in rehearsals, it was decided
that he would become a full-time member.

The band's first live appearance will be at Blastfest, in
Bergen, Norway, on the 18th February, on board the boat "Showline"
which will take fans on a 5 hour cruise of Bergen's spectacular fjord,
and which kicks off the 4 day festival.

The 3rd Attempt recently released a demo track The Beast Within, which
also features Carpathian Forests's Daniel Vrangsinn on bass and Anders
Kobro on drums, and which was used in a shortened form for the vocalist
auditions. It is not a "finished" track. It can be
heard on the band's SoundCloud page at: